Police in Democrat-run Oakland, California, are urging residents to use airhorns as a way of sounding an alarm when criminals strike amid a surge in crime.
Crime has risen to a point where police are not only advising the purchase of airhorns but also the placement of “security bars to…doors and windows,” CNNMayor-elect Sheng Thao speaks during a press conference at City Hall in downtown Oakland, California, on November 23, 2022.
Oakland resident Toni Bird indicated that she followed the advice of police and now has three airhorns. Bird said, “The types of crime that we’re seeing feel much more violent and the consequences feel much more severe. And it feels like the people that are being targeted are people who are vulnerable.”
Oakland police investigate a shooting on Brookdale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Oakland, California, on April 27, 2023. with more than an airhorn when two alleged armed intruders entered her home.
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